The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

Ia az hAAA' AfEN w. 49,
9LYSNGko ings. Would We 90 TO
H1NGfSaa the posala? Not ii we
CLsfSIgAS knew it. We had been
|S~&2sl~ there. Young Martu-
Inn KVN req, u splendid fellow,
Z W%N urged ny 10 spend the
ny, Nm day ut his mothers col
~ fee plantation. No;
that would be very
pleasant, ~ we knew by experience, but
il would not he the novelty that the occa-
sion demanded. A picnic in tho forest
''rhc proper caper, by George J exclaimed
Green, II clever young E~ngllshnlnn,
rather able ny n naturalist, who was
travelling in Venezuela Tor his health, |
and temporarily my guest aboard the
Gipsy. And We all agreed with him.
"lin look out for what We want To
take along volunteered Auanias, our
old sailing master. Ananias wasn't his
real name, but We called him tnat be-
cause he was such u ready, fertile, un-
tmmmclcd and altogether unapproacllable
liar, and lac seemed rather proud OF the
distinction that the name applied. OF
course, ! did not trust him. He would
have loaded The burro up with rum, and
been honestly surprised that We wanted
anything else.
Long before daylight the next morning
Christmas day-wc left Puerto tabello
behind ~ and were well mp in the forest
shades on our way Ia n picturesque spot
that MmriurcL knew Of by the beautiful
little Rio SAN Estcbau. Our cook Romeo
a Curacao darky, whose black skin CON
tanned the artistic soul Of a true maitrc dc
cuisine, bat who rather lacked training
followed us, keeping an anxious watch
upon the two wcll-lillcd hampers carried
by a stout, patient little donkey that
seemed too low-spiritcd 10 resent by n
kick the %tail.twistings with which his pcon
driver urged him forward. \ cool land
breeze sighed down Ia us from the mount
aims, and behind us roar'd, clattcfcd,
changed and banged the bells ol the
churches ushcring IN Christmas. Surely,
the hcllringcrs of Venezuela have more I'M
icrnal vigor than any Others. Looking
back We could see q Jew rockets climbing
up into the sky; not many, however, Tor
the day was not yet far advanced. The
Nrnrluclns have u strange fancy iorscnd-
ing up rockets by daylight ON lcstd occit-
SONS.
Loud and shrill from n tall trco-top over.
head sounded the cry Of u '~guacharaci,
a very wild bird about the sinc OF u guinea
fowl, which seemed Ia Sly, as Annnias
Uycrpd II meant 20, "GuaclarNca wants
tobacco
Green, by q lucky shot, put an end Ia
the proclamation oi is want. Soon alter
hc managed Ia bag another, which was
mrc good luck. Then We bllzcd away
among q flock ~ green parrots, ana got
five Of them, three young AMI tender, "
old, tough. and only III for soup. A grcat
-. 1T. IL. It I.n. N..lt.llg NFtt4l
| tn run acruss The rad before Us, and a
/ revolver bullet stopped him midway. A
prize indeed was the iguann. IL n the
| largest Ut an liNlrds, aud IL demon eyes,
warts. horns, spikes and parti-c0lorngS
make II the ugliv-t thing, probably, that
tod ever saw NJ to invent. Its hideouH
appearance ~ lis protection, for II " ~
harmless ~ an angle. worm. Many OF the
natives deem " POISONOUS, bat the fact Is
that Il u exceedingly good Ia eat sumo
thing like dinmund.bac tcrmpin, but
very much better when properly cooked.
While Romeo aud his pcon assistant
were rigging q pole on lOrkcd sticks Ia sup
port a camp kettle over u fir, and
Aunnias, having cut the iguana's throat,
was hanging IL up by tile tail "to let thC
pilru blood drip out oi IT, the rest %! u'
set ont determined upon making an nm,
! usual addition To the arlcr ul even Z
South American hunter. Somebody Iva,
. told MarturcH that q pool IN the river be
b fore III nd the adjacent rocks and buShc
wcn, the %ityuritc haunt II a family a
d, boas. Making due allowance Tor natiy
cNnpprmtion, We concluded that II wa
4 uDssihlr there was one boa there. and "
4 wanted to know how q few feet Of hir
!. would taste, slowed, broilcd und iried
4 Mnrturcz WIS eager a. help M Kill hin
Il but dill not share ON enthusiasm TOT ca
e ing him.
n There II no pason why q boa construct,
n should not hc rpoi to eat, nt least ~ guo
~ NJ n black snake, which every old wcstcr
q hunter knows is much better than an &C.
b. and II certainly much cleaner iuod tia
Ia that ,limy ]n'ayvngcr Of the water. v,
W. could not make MurturcE $50 Il In ia.
's lipht. Tie Eid hc hadn't been brought u
III un snakes, aud Wis too OLD ~ change ri'
II irnllN his habits " diet. Aud We didn
q eat any hui, either, that time, because v
h could not iud any. We puhcl around
thr thirkris. pc'urd among the branch.
n ui the trys, ilhhcj sticks into the ere
~. iDa aud hulluWs ul the ruvks. und final
be- went winning in the puul, but cnu
,y neither sam, vNu.Iyrgtc nor tempt u bD
. NN "NN'NN NNNNlNfNN.
What trouble We Ind to fnd clay vi.
NJ which a. upok uur rulchaucls hunt
81 fashion, o. We p'sIlycd they should II
ri Iu do that YOU simply rub clay, oi the go
q sisirury ul -lt dough the blue clay lro
~, the lvgl IT % ,'pguu, " you cin vrt 10,
ny the ly-i among the iruthvis ui your hi
81 aud over them until hv is coycrrl with
.d, CLAW envelope un inch thick. Then -
lny him among the hot cuals 81 YOUR il
mky mur hot colls over him aud let hi
rlpuo until be- ~ cooked our clay "
ton sandy, -r that We hui to usc son
" ]plauiuiu leaves with II, but, nevertheless
N' We managed tu attain very satisfactory I
'n suits.
.'h Romeo had brought mp @ lot Of turt
~ ,Fvz, aud with them brown sugar ~
4" tumplup num-. succeeded iu CONGO,
iug u N,N respectable ga. meg, with Viii
Wr dnllirl while the cooking was going "a
That. / lm inclined 20 think, b. aluut 9
.r isat way Co u-n turtle eggs. Rolling IN,
lu. iur irUz over tho iir' that ~ n
u%upnrhri' would NOT .llidiiy their Whit
lat uul, make their yplks harl, di
t~nslrlu-, AMI iudigyziihlc. liut hyat
'Ar the Nylks with sugar. add -omc IaruIa.
rum aud YOU have happiness within ~
Ing rrisp. Aud the rum understand Il
49, tiurilN should by tampann. II II u
the uulN um have seen that could
~ dunk, hut 10 vas The unly rum that IL "
,,k q Jos tn drink. Other runs ar ma
from suwr.huu-o refuse and floor scuI
JI ings, mul,,sv, and the hilgr water oi sul
usr carrying Vessels. but this noble rum
made lrum the ripe guur7rinr itsr
chopped NJ aud icfmCntcd. h the IL